hopefulness

/ˈhəʊpflnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhəʊpflnəs/ (ame, ipa)

hopefulness — noun

1. a positive mood in which a person expects good things to happen, often despite d

1.名詞C1
釋義

a positive mood in which a person expects good things to happen, often despite difficulty or uncertainty.

例句

After the surgery went well, a quiet hopefulness returned to Amani and her family.

abstract noun used with article: a quiet hopefulness

Minh spoke about the next election with surprising hopefulness, despite recent setbacks.

collocation: with + hopefulness

同義詞
  • optimism

    broader and more common; a general tendency to expect good outcomes, not tied to one situation

  • expectancy

    focuses on waiting for a specific event; less about mood

  • confidence

    stronger; implies belief in success rather than just hope for it

反義詞
  • despair

    complete loss of hope; much stronger than the opposite of hopefulness

  • pessimism

    general tendency to expect bad outcomes; the closest everyday opposite

文法句型

a sense of hopefulness

with hopefulness

用法筆記

Uncountable; takes 'a sense/feeling of' when made countable. Frequently paired with 'quiet', 'cautious', 'renewed' to mark the degree of confidence.

常見錯誤

❌I have many hopefulnesses about the trip.
✅I feel a lot of hopefulness about the trip.
💡uncountable noun; use 'a lot of' or 'a sense of', not a plural.